LAUNCH DATE: 30-Jul-2005
LAUNCH TIME:07:30 am MDT (13:30 UTC) EOSS-97 will follow 45 minutes later
LAUNCH SITE: Deer Trail, CO (directions)
Frequencies tentative. Check this page the evening prior to flight for the final listing.
Global Frequencies
EOSS-096
EOSS-097
EOSS-096
Balloon Manufacturer | Kaysam |
Balloon Type | latex |
Balloon Size | 3000 cu. ft |
Payload | 25.1 |
Free Lift % | calculated at fill |
Ascent Rate | 1000 fpm estimated |
Descent Rate | 910 fpm estimated |
Parachute | 10 ft |
Peak Altitude | determined after flight |
Launch Conditions | determined at launch |
EOSS-097
Balloon Manufacturer | Kaysam |
Balloon Type | latex |
Balloon Size | 3000 cu. ft |
Payload | 25.5 |
Free Lift % | calculated at fill |
Ascent Rate | 1000 fpm estimated |
Descent Rate | 910 fpm estimated |
Parachute | 10 ft |
Peak Altitude | determined after flight |
Launch Conditions | determined at launch |
No PDFs available this time out. Webmaster is away from his usual toolset.
Future I-Gaters:
Check out the EOSS I-Gate page for information on how to participate and why we need you.
Current I-Gate Station:
Guys, the prediction program used to determine the track of the balloon prior to flight can now output a prediction for the Rise, Closest Approach, and Set of the balloon for each of your stations. I have posted a prediction page for stations that I have been able to discover geographic coordinates. See the I-Gate prediction page for an example. The page will not be updated daily, however, it will be updated the evening prior to flight for I-gate planning purposes.
I have often been asked by iGaters when they should expect to either start receiving signals (AOS) or expect to see those signals disappear (LOS). This prediction page should answer all those questions for you.
Grid and roster provided as examples only, actual data will be posted the evening prior to flight.
Help us build a database of the best RDF/Observation sites in Eastern Colorado. See the Observation Site Database page for ideas on what we'd like to see in this DB and if you're interested in the Balloon Track use of that database.
EOSS Grid:
Grid for July 16, 2005
Location Grid X Grid Y Last Chance 55.10 62.30 Limon 50 30 Elizabeth 2 36.9 Strasburg 69 20 Anton 75 63 Launch Point 31.32 53.37 Touchdown 39.9 29.1
Tactical Callsigns:
Valid for June 11th, 2005
Tactical Callsign Name Notes Alpha WA0GEH Marty coordinator Bravo K0JLZ and K0AEM Jim and Richard Charlie K0SCC Delta N0NDM Larry Echo K0LOB Jim Fox KC0RPS and N0NFW Jim and George Golf W0CBH Benjie India AE0SS Nick Ground Station
Colorado Space Grant Demo Sats
note: customers are welcome to submit detailed synopses of their flights or web links to their own web sites.